Removable-decorative-window shade attachment



Dec. 14, 1937., SCHWARTZ 2,102,240

REMOVABLE DECORATIVE WINDOW SHADE ATTACHMENT Filed Jan. 21, 1937 I I I v ,1 \2

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Patented Dec. 14, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE REMOVABLE -DECORATIVE-WINDOW SHADE ATTACHMENT 1 Claim.

The invention relates to a decorative attachment for window shades, and the like, and it has for its main object to provide an attachment of this type which will greatly enhance the appearance of the window shade, which will not interfere with its proper operation, and which can be attached to, or removed from, the window shade with a minimum expenditure of time and labor, and without the use of any tools or other implements. Another object is to provide an attachment of this type which can be manufactured and sold at a relatively low cost.

These and various other objects and advantages will be readily understood from the following description and from the accompanying drawing of a preferred embodiment of the invention, in which, however, modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the appended claim. In the drawing,

Fig. 1 shows a fragment of a roller shade to which the attachment has been applied;

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing my attachment laid out fiat;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional side view'taken on line 33 in Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional side view showing one of the steps in securing the attachment to the shade; and

Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional side view showing the attachment in place on the shade.

Referring now to all the views, simultaneously, a part of a window shade is shown at l and the Wooden slat, customarily used at'the bottom of the shade, at l I. The attachment, which may be made of any suitable material, in any width to fit any size shade and which may be decorated or ornamented in any suitable manner, as for example by the scallops l2, consists of a single piece of material I3, one end [4 of which is preferably bent over a stiffening member 15 and secured by stitches, or other suitable means, to the stiffening member. The stiffening member may be made of any suitable material, such as for example cardboard.

I6, over another stiffening member stitched or otherwise secured to this stiffening member, while the extreme end I8 is folded back over the stitchings. Pronged, metal fasteners l9 are secured to the stiffening member l5, while aligned openings 20 are formed through the stiffening member I! and the material adjacent to it. The attachment is secured to the shade as shown in Figs. 4 and 5. The prongs of the fastening members are bent at right angles to the stiffening members and inserted through the 10 shade 10, as shown in Fig. 4. The attachment being folded around the lower part of the shade and the slat I l, as plainly shown. The prongs are next passed through the openings 20 in the stiffening member'll and bent over on the outside of the material of which the atachment is made. Finally the extreme end I8 is allowed to fall down to cover the ends of the prongs, as shown in Fig. 5. A hole 2| is preferably formed in the attachment centrally between the stiffening members, as shown in Fig. 2, so as to accommodate the customary eyelet 22 to which the pull cord 23, is' generally fastened. V It will be seen that this attachment lends itself to all kinds of decorative purposes, that it can 25 what I claim as new and wish to protect by 7 Letters Patent is:--

An ornamental attachment for window shades comprising a single piece of material having a stiffening member, provided with a plurality of prong fasteners, secured adjacent to'one end and another stiffening member, provided with a plurality of aligned openings, secured intermediate of the ends; the portion between the stiffening members being adapted to be folded around the lower part of the window shade with the prongs 40 inserted through the material of the shade'and through the apertures to secure it to the shade; and the free end of the attachment adapted to hang down over the clinched ends of the prongs to hide these.

ADOLPH SCHWARTZ. 

